Caretaker in Aldershot

The Vacancy

We’re VIVID! –We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, develops and attracts the best people!

About the role

We’re looking for a Caretaker to join our team! Contractually based out of our Basingstoke office, you’ll predominantly cover Aldershot, Farnham, Farnborough and the surrounding North Hampshire area. This is a full-time, permanent role working 39 hours per week.

Benefits

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
• Use of a company van & fuel card for your work travel
• A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
• Uniform and PPE provided
• A generous contributory pension of 6%; we’ll match employee contributions between 7% and 10%
• Life assurance paid at 3× annual salary
• Private medical insurance
• Health care cash plan called Medicash
• Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Access to counselling, legal and financial information
• Electric car scheme
• Huge variety of in-house & e‑learning courses and a range of coaching and mentoring programmes

Responsibilities

As a caretaker, you’ll deliver a consistent caretaking service to the communal areas of our housing blocks and properties, which includes clearing bin areas of rubbish, clearing fly-tipping, cleaning communal hallways, testing fire alarms and safety equipment.

• Follow a rota and pattern of work
• Maintain sites to a set frequency and standard
• Work to a defined specification
• Adhere to our 7‑step first‑class repairs service
• Complete fire safety compliance checks

You’ll complete electronic records for all of the tasks and activities you’re involved in such as site visits, identifying and resolving minor repairs, and changing communal lamps.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of cleaning and caretaking/ janitorial work, with operating cleaning machinery
• Capable of carrying out basic maintenance and minor repairs
• Category B driving licence (full, clean and held for at least one year)
• Comfortable using a handheld device to log your work

Physical requirements

• Work at heights
• Manual handling and lifting heavy and bulky items
• High degree of mobility, including walking, lifting, loading and unloading vehicles

Additional notes

Offers are subject to satisfactory driving licence checks and DBS check.

Interviews are due to take place WC 1 Dec (subject to change).